Senate File 445 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 314)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to teacher compensation by requiring school
2 corporations to incorporate teacher compensation into
3 individual salary schedules and by eliminating the educational
4 excellence program.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 256.21, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code
1 2 2009, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 A sabbatical grant to a teacher shall be equal to the costs
1 4 to the school district of the teacher's regular compensation
1 5 as defined in section 294A.2 annual salary specified in a
1 6 teacher's contract pursuant to the salary schedule adopted by
1 7 the board of directors or negotiated under chapter 20 plus the
1 8 cost to the district of the fringe benefits of the teacher.
1 9 The grant shall be paid to the school district, and the
1 10 district shall continue to pay the teacher's regular
1 11 compensation as well as the cost to the district of the
1 12 substitute teacher. Teachers and boards of school districts
1 13 are encouraged to seek funding from other sources to pay the
1 14 costs of sabbaticals for teachers. Grant moneys are
1 15 miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257.
1 16 Sec. 2. Section 257.9, subsection 6, Code 2009, is amended
1 17 to read as follows:
1 18 6. TEACHER SALARY SUPPLEMENT STATE COST PER PUPIL. For
1 19 the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, for the teacher salary
1 20 supplement state cost per pupil, the department of management
1 21 shall add together the teacher compensation allocation made to
1 22 each district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008,
1 23 pursuant to section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "h", and
1 24 the phase II allocation made to each district for the fiscal
1 25 year beginning July 1, 2008, pursuant to section 294A.9, Code
1 26 2009, and divide that sum by the statewide total budget
1 27 enrollment for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. The
1 28 teacher salary supplement state cost per pupil for the budget
1 29 year beginning July 1, 2010, and succeeding budget years,
1 30 shall be the amount calculated by the department of management
1 31 under this subsection for the base year plus an allowable
1 32 growth amount that is equal to the teacher salary supplement
1 33 categorical state percent of growth, pursuant to section
1 34 257.8, subsection 2, for the budget year, multiplied by the
1 35 amount calculated by the department of management under this
2 1 subsection for the base year.
2 2 Sec. 3. Section 257.10, subsection 9, paragraph a, Code
2 3 2009, is amended to read as follows:
2 4 a. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the
2 5 department of management shall add together the teacher
2 6 compensation allocation made to each district for the fiscal
2 7 year beginning July 1, 2008, pursuant to section 284.13,
2 8 subsection 1, paragraph "h", and the phase II allocation made
2 9 to each district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008,
2 10 pursuant to section 294A.9, Code 2009, and divide that sum by
2 11 the district's budget enrollment in the fiscal year beginning
2 12 July 1, 2009, to determine the teacher salary supplement
2 13 district cost per pupil. For the budget year beginning July
2 14 1, 2010, and succeeding budget years, the teacher salary
2 15 supplement district cost per pupil for each school district
2 16 for a budget year is the teacher salary supplement program
2 17 district cost per pupil for the base year plus the teacher
2 18 salary supplement state allowable growth amount for the budget
2 19 year.
2 20 Sec. 4. Section 257.10, subsection 9, paragraph d, Code
2 21 2009, is amended to read as follows:
2 22 d. The For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the use
2 23 of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply
2 24 with the requirements of chapters chapter 284 and 294A and
2 25 shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 284.7
2 26 284.3A. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2010, and
2 27 succeeding budget years, the use of the funds calculated under
2 28 this subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter
2 29 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section
2 30 284.3A.
2 31 Sec. 5. Section 257.37A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
2 32 2009, is amended to read as follows:
2 33 a. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the
2 34 department of management shall add together the teacher
2 35 compensation allocation made to each area education agency for
3 1 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, pursuant to section
3 2 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "i", and the phase II
3 3 allocation made to each area education agency for the fiscal
3 4 year beginning July 1, 2008, pursuant to section 294A.9, Code
3 5 2009, and divide that sum by the special education support
3 6 services weighted enrollment in the fiscal year beginning July
3 7 1, 2009, to determine the area education agency teacher salary
3 8 supplement cost per pupil. For the budget year beginning July
3 9 1, 2010, and succeeding budget years, the area education
3 10 agency teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil for
3 11 each area education agency for a budget year is the area
3 12 education agency teacher salary supplement district cost per
3 13 pupil for the base year plus the area education agency teacher
3 14 salary supplement state allowable growth amount for the budget
3 15 year.
3 16 Sec. 6. Section 257.37A, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code
3 17 2009, is amended to read as follows:
3 18 d. The For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the use
3 19 of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply
3 20 with requirements of chapters chapter 284 and 294A and shall
3 21 be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 284.7 284.3A.
3 22 For the budget year beginning July 1, 2010, and succeeding
3 23 budget years, the use of the funds calculated under this
3 24 subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter 284
3 25 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section
3 26 284.3A.
3 27 Sec. 7. Section 257.51, Code 2009, is amended to read as
3 28 follows:
3 29 257.51 CATEGORICAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS.
3 30 For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, and succeeding
3 31 budget years, if the general assembly makes an appropriation
3 32 pursuant to section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "h" or
3 33 "i", or for the phase II allocation pursuant to section
3 34 294A.9, or for professional development pursuant to section
3 35 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "d", or for early intervention
4 1 pursuant to section 256D.4, the department of management shall
4 2 recalculate the formulas in section 257.9, subsections 6
4 3 through 10; section 257.10, subsections 9, 10, and 11; and
4 4 section 257.37A.
4 5 Sec. 8. Section 284.7, subsection 5, Code 2009, is amended
4 6 by striking the subsection.
4 7 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 284.3A TEACHER COMPENSATION ==
4 8 SINGLE SALARY SYSTEM.
4 9 1. a. For the school year beginning July 1, 2009, if the
4 10 licensed employees of a school district or area education
4 11 agency receiving funds pursuant to sections 257.10 and 257.37A
4 12 are organized under chapter 20 for collective bargaining
4 13 purposes, the school board and the certified bargaining
4 14 representative for the licensed employees shall negotiate the
4 15 distribution of the funds among the teachers employed by the
4 16 school district or area education agency according to chapter
4 17 20.
4 18 b. If the licensed employees of a school district or area
4 19 education agency are not organized for collective bargaining
4 20 purposes, the board of directors shall determine the method of
4 21 distribution of such funds.
4 22 c. For the school years beginning July 1, 2008, and July
4 23 1, 2009, a school district or area education agency receiving
4 24 funds pursuant to sections 257.10 and 257.37A, shall determine
4 25 the amount to be paid to teachers in accordance with this
4 26 subsection and the amount determined to be paid to an
4 27 individual teacher shall be divided evenly by the appropriate
4 28 number of pay periods and paid in each pay period of the
4 29 fiscal year beginning with the October payroll.
4 30 2. a. For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2010,
4 31 and each succeeding school year, school districts and area
4 32 education agencies shall combine payments made to teachers
4 33 under sections 257.10 and 257.37A with regular wages and
4 34 create one salary system. If a school district or area
4 35 education agency uses a salary schedule, one salary schedule
5 1 shall be used for regular wages and for distribution of
5 2 payments under sections 257.10 and 257.37A, incorporating the
5 3 salary minimums required in section 284.7.
5 4 b. If the licensed employees of a school district or area
5 5 education agency are organized under chapter 20 for collective
5 6 bargaining purposes, the creation of the new salary system
5 7 shall be subject to the scope of negotiations specified in
5 8 section 20.9. A reduction in the teacher salary supplement
5 9 per pupil amount shall also be subject to the scope of
5 10 negotiations specified in section 20.9.
5 11 c. If the licensed employees of a school district or area
5 12 education agency are not organized for collective bargaining
5 13 purposes, the board of directors shall create the new salary
5 14 system. The board of directors shall determine adjustments in
5 15 salaries resulting from a reduction in the teacher salary
5 16 supplement per pupil amount.
5 17 3. A school district or area education agency shall not be
5 18 required to maintain a separate account within its budget
5 19 based on source of funds for payments received and
5 20 expenditures made pursuant to this section. The school
5 21 district or area education agency shall annually certify to
5 22 the department of education that funding received pursuant to
5 23 sections 257.10 and 257.37A was expended on salaries for
5 24 qualified teachers.
5 25 Sec. 10. Section 294A.9, subsection 9, Code 2009, is
5 26 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
5 27 thereof the following:
5 28 9. This section is repealed June 30, 2009.
5 29 Sec. 11.
5 30 1. Sections 294A.1 through 294A.6, 294A.8, 294A.21, and
5 31 294A.25, Code 2009, are repealed.
5 32 2. Any moneys remaining in the educational excellence fund
5 33 established in section 294A.3, Code 2009, shall be distributed
5 34 as directed pursuant to that section.
5 35 EXPLANATION
6 1 This bill directs that the sources of teacher compensation
6 2 be distributed under new Code section 284.3A. Beginning with
6 3 the school budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the funds
6 4 intended to compensate teachers in Code sections 257.10 and
6 5 257.37A, the teacher salary supplement, shall be distributed
6 6 as directed in new Code section 284.3A.
6 7 New Code section 284.3A provides that school boards and
6 8 certified bargaining representatives for organized employees
6 9 of a school district and area education agency shall negotiate
6 10 as part of collective bargaining the funds available,
6 11 including a reduction in the teacher salary supplement per
6 12 pupil amount, under this Code section. School boards are
6 13 authorized to create and distribute the salary system funds
6 14 for nonorganized workers, including a reduction in the teacher
6 15 salary supplement per pupil amount.
6 16 Beginning with the school budget year beginning July 1,
6 17 2010, all payments authorized under the Code to compensate
6 18 teachers shall be combined with wages to create one salary
6 19 system. Each year each school district and area education
6 20 agency shall certify to the department of education that the
6 21 funding received for teacher compensation was spent on
6 22 salaries for qualified teachers. If employees of a school
6 23 district or area education agency are organized under Code
6 24 chapter 20, all payments under the new salary system are
6 25 determined according to Code chapter 20 and available for
6 26 negotiation.
6 27 The bill also repeals Code chapter sections and strikes
6 28 Code section references relating to that portion of Code
6 29 chapter 294A that relates the educational excellence program.
6 30 The Code sections amended include Code sections 256.21,
6 31 257.9(6), 257.10(9), 257.37A(1), and 257.51.
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